definitely not boring but not my kind of movie.

Rating: 5/10 (2 September 2006)

SPOILERS THROUGH:
I was strongly reminded of "Logan's Run" when watching this, only this wasn't nearly as good. The Island certainly isn't dull at all but on the whole this was not for me. It's the kind of movie I could see why somebody else would adore but just wasn't my type of thing.
The premise was creepy and the movie absorbing but the movie was so bizarre it was very difficult to enjoy. The futuristic atmosphere gets to you after awhile and because of the subject matter, it is rather difficult to watch. There was also to much violence. As for the action scenes they jump out at you and sure were larger then life but I also felt the movie should not necessarily have been so geared toward the action. For what they were they are well done but I would have preferred that there weren't so much action because that took away from the storyline and took the movie to being almost an action flick rather then a creepy drama/science fiction.
Although The Island does keep one watching I alternated between being fascinated by the movie and finding elements of it almost annoying. I am glad this had a happy ending as I admit I did not think it would, but I did find the ending to abrupt and rather unbelievable. I would have liked more explained and it just seemed kind of flat after the whole big buildup. I would have liked to see a more powerful ending like Johanson and Mcgreggor actually getting on the news with this story. I just felt it ended to abruptly.
One strong point though, is that it was extremely well acted however and Mcgregor in particular was excellent. I could see where this could have been a masterpiece but I didn't think it really was. The only way I could see watching it again, is perhaps, to pick up on things not picked up in the first viewing. (It seems like the type of movie one should see more then once.) But being that I did not find this very enjoyable, I'm not sure I would see it again. In closing, I wouldn't really recommend it though I didn't think it was absolutely dreadful either. (I know people who absolutely hate this.) I wouldn't say I hated it because as mentioned, it's tremendously absorbing, and very well acted. But there's to much violence, to much action, to much not explained, and to little slow quiet drama. I'd rate this around average.